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Smile - it could save your life
微笑有助于身體和心理健康
It is said that happiness is contagious. The supporting evidence is everywhere: from the streets of Rio during Carnival to more obscure celebrations elsewhere in the world. But long-term happiness may also be healthy. New York researcher Dr.Karina Davidson certainly thinks so. Dr. Davidson is a lead researcher in a 10-year study of more than 1,700 healthy men and women. The study revealed that people who are happy and content with their lives are 22% less likely than unhappy people to have a heart attack or suffer from symptoms of heart disease.
有人說，笑是可以傳染的，到處都有證據支持這一點：從里約嘉年華的街頭到世界各地其他慶祝活動。但是長期的快樂或許也對健康有益。紐約研究人員Karina Davidson博士非常確信這一點。Davidson博士領導研究人員對1700多名健康男女進行了為期十年的調查。調查披露，快樂和對生活滿足的人比不快樂的人患心臟病的幾率低22%。
We know that there is a direct physiological impact on the body of experiencing happiness or satisfaction or enjoyment. So, when you sit and watch a movie, say, or read a book that you really enjoy, your stress hormones go down and something cultural barrier reflex system is actually up regulated. We know an animal study said those things across time actually protect the heart.
我們知道，經歷快樂，滿足或歡愉時會對身體產生直接的生理影響。所以，當你坐著看電影，或者看自己喜歡的書的時候，你的壓力荷爾蒙水平下降，而文化障礙反射系統會進行調節。我們知道，一項動物研究表示，長期來看，這些事情可以保護心臟健康。
The observational study is the first to show an independent relationship between positive emotions and coronary heart disease. But Dr. Davidson stresses that more work and clinical trials are needed before any treatment recommendations can be made. She says, though, that the study is the first step in providing doctors better insight and how to interact with their patients.
這是首個表明積極情緒與冠狀心臟病之間存在獨立聯系的觀察性研究。但是Davidson博士強調，在提出任何治療建議之前還需要更多工作和臨床試驗。然而，她表示，該研究是為醫生提供更好的視角，與病人進行更好的互動的第一步。
I think this may eventually shift healthcare providers to thinking about how we can help patients make sure that the things that make them happy stay in their routine. Because that is protective of your mental health for sure and this is one of the first studies to show it may also protect your physical health.
我認為，這項研究最終會讓醫保提供者思考我們如何幫助病人保持讓他們高興的事情成為習慣。因為這有益于精神健康，也是表明微笑有利于身體健康的首項研究。
Heart disease is the leading killer of men and women in most industrialized countries. Dr. Davidson says she hopes her report will shine a light on a new approach for prevention.
在大部分工業化國家，心臟病導致男女死亡的主要殺手。Davidson醫生表示，她希望她的報道能夠為新的預防方法打開思路。
Ben Gruber, Reuters.
Ben Gruber，路透社。
